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May 26, 2020 · To help demonstrate the power of biotechnology, consider the following analogy: Imagine you have two decks of cards, one red and one blue, and each deck contains all the genes of a potato. The red ...
Apr 19, 2023 · 1990s: The first wave of GMO produce created through genetic engineering becomes available to consumers: summer squash, soybeans, cotton, corn, papayas, tomatoes, potatoes, and canola. Not all...
Jan 6, 2022 · This review aims to highlight the current genetic engineering tools that are being employed in potato improvement, with special emphasis on varieties that have reached the market. It examines the traits that have been modified in potato, the methods used, and the final outcomes.
- 10.1080/21645698.2021.1993688
- 2021
- GM Crops Food. 2021; 12(1): 479-496.
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In 2014, a team of British scientists published a paper about three-year field trial showing that another genetically modified version of the Désirée cultivar can resist infection after exposure to late blight, one of the most serious diseases of potatoes.
May 7, 2015 · Scientists find that bacteria modified DNA in sweet potatoes millennia ago. With the recent approval of GMO apples and potatoes by the FDA, it’s tempting to think of genetically-modified ...
Jun 3, 2016 · Research conducted by Dr. Erik Mirkov, an AgriLife Research plant pathologist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco, resulted in the production of proteins that appear to provide effective control of citrus greening, as well as defending against diseases in other plants.
Oct 20, 2022 · Introduction. Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is the world’s third most important crop for human consumption. 1 Potato late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, reportedly causes annual losses of 16% of total potato production, 2 with an estimated annual global cost of €6.1 billion.
